Before visiting Montreal I looked up a bunch of restaurants to go to and this was one of them. I looked at reviews and it was pretty much 50/50. Some good reviews along with some bad but it didn't matter because I had to see if Canada's steakhouse plays second fiddle to the U.S. as it does with so many different things.The setup of the restaurant is nice, two floors, an open grill, artwork throughout the restaurant, cigar lounge, the works.
Bread- The customary bread basket was brought to the table. I sampled but was not impressed at all. I had to tell the waiter to remove it from the table because I did not want to ruin my appetite.
Appetizers- There is a good selection of seafood and meat apps. The shrimp looked bigger than those at Prime 112 in Miami and that's saying alot. My friends and I decided to share the angry lobster and short rib dumplings which was something you would expect to see at a Chinese restaurant and not a steakhouse. Nevertheless it was delicious. The rib to lobster to dumpling ratio was on point. The sauce it was dipped complemented the dish very well.
Steak- The restaurant imports the beef from Nebraska and Colorado. One is grass fed and the other corn fed in case you wanted to know the difference. I decided to go with the Lou's Cut 20 oz bone in rib-eye. My friend wanted to order the lamb but I made a save like Patrick Roy and told him to get steak, I should of gotten a Conn Smythe award for that save. We both ordered it medium. I don't like to give such high praise after only trying something once but it was one of the best steaks I've ever eaten. The steak was cooked perfectly, outside to inside. Pretty in pink throughout like Molly Ringwald. My other friend ordered the 18 oz bone-in-filet. I would say 12 oz of that was bone. It tasted good but it's very disappointing that so much of it was bone. In all fairness they did show us at our table the steaks that they would be cooking for us. We should have shut that down when we saw it.
Sides- Wide variety of starches and vegetables. The mac and cheese is listed as an appetizer but true to the game it was ordered as a side along with the lobster mash potatoes. But ranked very high in terms of as good as it gets. The portions were sufficient for 3 people and it complemented the steaks very nicely.
Desserts- The usual suspects are on the menu: molten cake, creme brulee, cheesecake, etc. The waiter brings out the dessert tray to give you an idea of what they look like. We were all pretty full so we decided to share the cheesecake which was covered with chocolate on top. It was very rich and heavy but tasted good. If I had 20 minutes to wait for the molten to bake or if the waiter gave us a heads up on the baking time it most likely would have been ordered.
Overall, I give the Q 4.5 stars and that's only after 1 visit. Steak, sides, and cost rival many of the top steakhouses in the U.S.